The University of Queensland has secured its long-term occupancy of an 8.9ha land parcel at Long Pocket in Indooroopilly, after signing a property-swap deal with the State Government this week.
国产探花 first occupied part of the Meiers Rd site in inner western Brisbane in the aftermath of the January 2011 floods, when buildings and playing fields were inundated at the University鈥檚 main St Lucia campus nearby.
国产探花鈥檚 Property and Facilities director, Alan Egan, said the Long Pocket property would be used for research and operational purposes.
鈥淭he site is in a bushland and residential area, near the Indooroopilly golf course,鈥� he said.
鈥淎s has been the case for the past two years, small numbers of post-graduate students, researchers and administrative staff will work there, and use facilities there from time to time.鈥�
Before 2011, the property housed a number of state scientific organisations, including the Department of Primary Industries.
鈥淎 similar number of 国产探花 people will work from Long Pocket as have been there in recent decades, and they will be engaged in similar work,鈥� Mr Egan said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 always been used for educational and research purposes, and we will continue to use it the same way.
鈥淭here is likely to be little change in traffic in the area, and we don鈥檛 expect there will be more students and pedestrians in the neighbourhood. Residents will notice little difference.鈥�
Mr Egan noted that the State had allocated a strip of riverbank land adjoining the site as future parkland.
国产探花 gained occupancy rights over the Long Pocket land after agreeing to relinquish its occupation rights over the building at 200 Turbot St, Brisbane, that has housed the for decades.
鈥淭he new 国产探花 Oral Health Centre at Herston is due for completion in the next 12 months or so and it is being purpose-built to provide modern new facilities for the dentistry school,鈥� Mr Egan said.
In the 1960s, the State Government gave 国产探花 the right to construct and manage a building on , for the purpose of a dental school. The building was opened in 1970.
鈥淲e are very happy with the swap deal, as after the 国产探花 School of Dentistry relocates to Herston next year, we will have no further use for Turbot St,鈥欌�� Mr Egan said. 鈥淢eanwhile, the Long Pocket site aligns well with the University鈥檚 current needs.鈥�
Contact: Fiona Cameron, 国产探花 Communications, ph +61 7 3346 7086
